any kind of Government, from which WE do separate both
the said PROVINCE, and Inhabitants thereof, and by these
Presents do WILL to be distinct, and that they may be im-
mediately subject to our Crown of England, and dependent
on the same for ever.

XXII. AND if, peradventure, hereafter it may happen that
any Doubts or Questions should arise concerning the true
Sense and Meaning of any Word, Clause or Sentence, con-
tained in this our present CHARTER, WE will, charge and
command, THAT Interpretation to be applied, always, and
in all Things, and in all our Courts and Judicatories what-
soever, to obtain which shall be judged to be the more
beneficial, profitable, and favourable to the aforesaid now
Baron of BALTIMORE, his Heirs and Assigns: PRO-
VIDED always that no Interpretation thereof be made, where-
by GOD'S holy and true Christian Religion, or the Allegi-
ance due to US, our Heirs and Successors, may in any wise
suffer by Change, Prejudice, or Diminution; although ex-
press Mention be not made in these Presents of the true
yearly Value or Certainty of the Premisses, or any Part
thereof, or of other Gifts and Grants made by ~OS, our Heirs
and Predecessors, unto the said now Lord BALTIMORE, or
any Statute, Act, Ordinance, Provision, Proclamation or
Restraint heretofore had, made, published, ordained or pro-
vided, or 'any other Thing, Cause or Matter whatsoever, to
the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.

XXIII. IN WITNESS whereof WE have caused these our
Letters to be made Patent. WITNESS OURSELF at Wes-
minister, the Twentieth Day of June, in the Eighth Year of
our Reign.